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Gene therapy

Novartis to buy US gene therapy group AveXis for $8.7 billion

It said the all-cash deal was approved unanimously by the boards of both firms.

Apr 09, 2018, 12:17 PM IST

Gene therapy may boost stroke recovery

The study, carried out on mice, shows that turning on a gene inside cells called astrocytes results in a smaller scar and -- potentially -- a more effective recovery from injury.

Mar 28, 2018, 18:17 PM IST

Gene therapy drug shows promise of haemophilia cure

Over one year on from a single treatment with a gene therapy drug, participants with haemophilia A (the most common type) are showing normal levels of the previously missing protein, and effectively curing them.

Dec 14, 2017, 12:52 PM IST

Partial vision could be restored through new gene therapy

People who have lost their sight to an inherited retinal disease can see well enough to navigate the maze, say researchers.

Nov 11, 2017, 16:58 PM IST

Gene therapy helps treat life-threatening skin disease

The boy suffers from epidermolysis bullosa, a genetic skin disease that had destroyed about 80 per cent of the outermost layer of his skin.

Nov 11, 2017, 14:14 PM IST

US approves first gene therapy for cancer

Gene therapy is a treatment that uses a patient`s own immune cells to fight leukemia.

Aug 30, 2017, 22:50 PM IST

This new gene therapy via skin can help treat diabetes, obesity

Researchers from the University of Chicago, using CRISPR, have edited the skin stem cells from newborn mice which prompted the cells to secrete glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1).

Aug 04, 2017, 19:04 PM IST

This new gene therapy could help 'turn-off' asthma!

The study showed that the single treatment may give life-long protection from asthma as well as those who have severe allergies to peanuts, bee venom, shell fish and other substances by de-sensitising the immune system to tolerate the protein.

Jun 05, 2017, 21:55 PM IST

Gene therapy may treat Alzheimer's disease

Previous studies by the same team suggest this gene, called PGC1 - alpha, may prevent the formation of a protein called amyloid-beta peptide in cells in the lab.

Oct 11, 2016, 13:06 PM IST